Combination brassiere and slip



July 1, 1952 E. GARNETT ,6

COMBINATION BRASSIERE AND SLIP Filed Sept. 17, 1949 2 SI-IEETS-Sl-IEET 1 q a $l INVENTOR. I [2 [A/YO/QA GAR/Mfr Patented July 1, 1952 COMBINATION BRASSIERE AND SLIP Eleanora Garnett, New York, N. Y., assignor to Mme E. Garnett, New York, N. Y., a partner- Application September 1'7, 1949, Serial No. 116,292

4 Claims.

This invention relates to women's garments and more particularly to an improved one-piece garment which combines a brassiere and a slip, such garments being known as bra-slips.

A principal object of the invention is to provide a bra-slip adapted to be worn with strapless dresses or with dresses having a plunging neckline.

A bra-slip made according to the invention comprises a brassiere portion including a front section of non-elastic material, side sections of elastic material secured to the front section, and rear sections of non-elastic material secured to the side sections. The brassiere portion, preferably at the back, has opposed vertical edges forming an opening extending from the top to the bottom of the brassiere portion. The several sections of this portion extend vertically and form a waist-line above the lower edges of the sections. A skirt portion is joined along its upper edge to the bottom of the brassiere portion below the waist-line and has an opening extending vertically from the top of the skirt and terminating a substantial distance below the juncture of the brassire and skirt portions. The skirt opening has opposed vertical edges forming continuations of the opposed vertical edges of the brassiere opening. The skirt and brassiere openings are adapted to be closed by a zipper, the elements of which extend along the opposed edges of the openings from the bottom of the skirt opening to the top of the brassiere opening. The skirt portion preferably has only one vertical seam, which is aligned with the zipper closure.

The brassiere portion is provided with flexible stiffening ribs extending vertically from the top of the brassiere portion and terminating at their lower ends in the region of the juncture between the brassiere and skirt portions. In the preferred construction, the front section of the brassiere portion is made of four vertical pieces joined together at adjacent side edges to form'contours conforming to the natural contours of the bosom, and the flexible stiffening ribs are secured to the brassiere portion at the junctures of the several pieces and sections, as well as along one edge of the vertical opening.

For a better understanding of the invention,

reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a developed view of the upper part of a preferred form of the new garment;

Figs. 2 and 3 are front and rear views, respectively, of the garment shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of part of the cured to the side sections.

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2 inside of the garment, showing one of the stiffening ribs secured to the brassiere portion, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5--5 in Fig. 4.

5 The garment as illustrated comprises a brassiere portion It] and a lower skirt portion II. The brassiere portion 10 comprises a front section made up of four vertical pieces l2a, [2b, I2c and i201 secured together at adjacent edges, the front 10 section being made of a non-elastic material.

The brassiere portion also comprises two side sections l3a and I3!) made of elastic material and secured to the front section, and rear sections Ma and 141) made of non-elastic material and se- The side sections l3a and I31), which may be made from sheer nylon elastic material, are adapted to fit under the arms and extend slightly to the back, whereby the brassiere is self-adjusting and automatically The vertical pieces l2a, I2b, 12c and 12d of the front section are out and sewed together to form contours conforming to the natural contours of the bosom.

The front, side and back sections of the brassiere portion In extend downward and form a waist-line [5 above the lower edges of these sections. At the back of the brassiere, the rear sections Ila-[4b are provided with opposed vertical edges lfia and IE1), respectively, which form a rear central opening extending from the top to the bottom of the brassire portion.

The skirt portion II, which may be made either for a narrow-skirt dress or for a full-skirt dress, is joined along its upper edge to the bottom of the brassiere portion l0 about 2 below the waist-line l5, as by means of suitable stitching I8. The skirt portion is provided in back with opposed vertical edges l9a and lfllb forming a back opening in the skirt. The edges Mia and I91) also form continuations of the opposed vertical edges 16a and lBb, respectively, of the brassiere portion. The vertical opening defined by the edges l9al9b of the skirt portion extends downward but terminates about 7 below the waist-line l5, as shown at 20. The central back opening in the brassiere and skirt portions is adapted to be closed by single zipper 2|, the track elements of which extend along the opposed edges [Ba-I 9a and l6b-l9b. Thus, with one zipper closing, the rear opening of the garment is closed back opening of the garment.

The brassiere portion is provided with a number of flexible stiffening ribs 24 which are spaced laterally along the brassiere portion and extend vertically from the top of the brassiere portion and terminate at their lower ends in the region of the juncture 18 between the brassire and skirt portions. As shown, a rib 24 is located at each juncture between the elastic side sections l3a-I3b and the adjacent front or rear sections of the brassiere. Another flexible stiffening rib 24a is located along one of the opposed edges 16b forming the rear openin of the brassiere. A similar rib 24b is located at the juncture of the two centermost pieces I25 and 120 of the front section, and additional ribs 240 are located at the junctures between the vertical pieces 12a and 12b and between the vertical pieces 12c and 12d. The ribs 240 are curved somewhat at their upper portions to conform to the natural contours. The various ribs may be made of flat coils of wire to give them the desired flexibility, and they preferably extend somewhat below the juncture 18 between the brassiere and skirt portions.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 5, I have there illustrated an example of the manner in which the flexible ribs may be secured to the brassiere portion. The rib 22b is shown at the seam 25 between the centermost pieces 12b and F of the front section. These pieces are provided with flaps i211) and i210, respectively, extending away from each other and from the seam at the inside of the garment. The flexible rib 24b has an outer fabric covering 26 and an inner fabric covering 21' which are secured along their side edges to the flaps l2lb and tile, asby means of stitching 28. r

I claim:

1. A garment ccmprisii'lg a brassiere portion including a front section made of four nonelastic vertical pieces secured together at adjacent side edges to form contours conforming to the natural contours of the bosom, side sections of elastic material secured to the outer pieces of said front section, and rear sections of nonelastic material secured to the side sections and having opposed vertical edges forming a rear opening extending from the top to the lower edge of the brassiere portion, said sections extending vertically and forming a waist line above the lower edges of the sections, a skirt portion joined along its upper edge to the bottom of the brassire portion below the waist line, a flexible stiffening rib secured to the front section at the juncture of each outer vertical piece and its adjacent vertlcal piece, the ribs being curved to conform with said contours and extending vertically from the top of the front section to the region of the juncture between the brassiere and skirt portions, said skirt having a back opening extending vertically from the top of the skirt portion and terminating a substantial distance below the juncture of said portions, said skirt opening having opposed vertical edges forming continuations of the opposed vertical edges of said rear sections of the brassiere portion, and a closure having zipper elements extending along said opposed edges from the bottom of the skirt opening to the top of the brassiere portion.

2. A garment according to claim 1, comprising also a rib secured to one of said rear sections along an edge of said rear opening, the last rib extending vertically from the top of the brassire portion and terminating at its lower end in the region of the juncture of the skirt and brassiere portions.

3. A garment comprising a brassiere portion including a front section made of four non-elastic vertical pieces secured together at adjacent side edges to form contours conforming to the natural contours of the bosom, side sections of elastic material secured to the outer pieces of said front section, and rear sections of non-elastic material secured to the side sections, the brassire portion having opposed vertical edges forming an opening extending from the top to the lower edge of the brassiere portion, said sections extending vertically and forming a waist-line above the lower edges of the sections, a skirt portion joined along its upper edge to the bottom of the brassiere portion below said waist-line, a flexible stiffening rib secured to the front section at the junction of each outer piece and its adjacent piece, the ribs being curved to conform with said contours and extending vertically from the top of the front section to the region of the juncture between the brassiere and skirt portions, said skirt having an opening extending vertically from the top of the skirt portion and terminating a substantial distance below the juncture of said portions, the skirt opening having opposed vertical edges forming continuations of the opposed vertical edges of the brassiere portion, and a closure having zipper elements extending along said opposed edges from the bottom of the skirt opening to the top of the brassire portion.

4. A garment according to claim 1, comprising also a substantially straight stiffening rib secured to the central part of the front section at the juncture of the two centermost pieces of said last section.

ELEAN ORA GARNETT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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